Arts and entertainment

The arts are at the heart of Lewisham. We are in the top five London boroughs for creative industry growth, with over 2,000 jobs created since 2005, including filmmakers, designers and musicians.

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  • Public art

    Over 60 works including murals, sculpture and light installations.
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News

Music service wins funding for new hub

Lewisham Music Service has been awarded £800,000 to run a new music hub for the borough.

Award-winning local writer returns with new play

A play by local writer, Janice Okoh, is currently showing at London’s Soho Theatre.

Young poets get published

The winning entries in a young people’s poetry competition have been published in a special collection.

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Events

Halo: New Paintings by Raf Zawistowski

Location
Canvas and Cream
Date
21 April - 31 May
Time
12 - 5pm Thurs - Sun
Short Description
Canvas and Cream have the pleasure in showing a body of New works by artist Raf Zawistowski created for this, his first solo show in London.

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